Apple Expands Professional Services Organization

Apple iServices Broadens Professional Support for WebObjects, Mac OS X and
QuickTime

WWDC, SAN JOSE, California-May 15, 2000-Apple today announced it is
expanding its professional services organization to deliver consulting,
integration and training services for WebObjects, QuickTime Streaming
Server and Mac OS X. The expanded services organization, Apple iServices,
will provide professional services for Apple customers and developers in
the creative, education and business markets.

“Apple has accumulated many years of experience designing, developing and
deploying web-based applications, managing software projects and
integrating heterogeneous systems with WebObjects,” said Mitch Mandich,
Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Sales. “We are now expanding
that expertise to address the growing number of customers seeking
customized Internet solutions and integration services relating to Apple’s
QuickTime Streaming Server and Mac OS X, Apple’s next generation operating
system.”

“We initially chose WebObjects for the BBC News Online project because of
its flexible development capabilities and its robust and scalable
deployment architecture, ” said Mike Smartt, Editor in Chief, New Media, at
BBC News. ” Coupling this technology with the Apple iServices consulting
team allowed us to create the resilient and scalable applications we needed
for the project’s success.”

For more information on Apple’s expanded Professional Services Organization
please visit www.apple.com/iservices.